Red Bull tyre puncture

Over a year ago I pointed out the unusual capability of the RB to maintain a low ride height from low fuel to max fuel.
We talked for hours about ride height suspension systems and exchanged posts on FI Tech and other sites.
The issue was not resoved but covered up by the exhaust outlet for the blown diffuzer.

Interesting that Webbers car also had a piece of CF hanging in a similar place to the rear left tyre that punctured on Vettels car.

Perhaps the ride height issue should be brought up again, it might even show why the RB is always winning.
Sorry Adrian.

Over a year ago I pointed out the unusual capability of the RB to maintain a low ride height from low fuel to max fuel.We talked for hours about ride height suspension systems and exchanged posts on FI Tech and other sites.The issue was not resoved but covered up by the exhaust outlet for the blown diffuzer.

Interesting that Webbers car also had a piece of CF hanging in a similar place to the rear left tyre that punctured on Vettels car.

Perhaps the ride height issue should be brought up again, it might even show why the RB is always winning.Sorry Adrian.;)

so they instigate slow release of air in the tyres to lower the ride height as the fuel load comes down ?

I have sometimes noticed after a Red Bull finishes, say, an untimed practice session and stops in the pits, a mechanic jacks up the front and immediately lets it down again. The car is then wheeled back into the garage. What is the reason for this. Releasing some form of low ride height "catch" in the front suspension perhaps? Or just giving the front suspension a hard jolt for some reason?

From what I can gather, the Q3 pace on the Red Bull is blown diffuser related.

The tyre issue sounds like they were running too low a cold pressure, he hit a kerb and popped the bead off. I've heard of this on a Pirelli-shod GT car and the Hankook Ferrari did it at Silverstone last year on the way to the LMS grid.

Fits with the no structural damage announcement from Pirelli and the fact that it occurred on a kerbed corner.